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ante el

before the

→ ante
phrase Common #8,209
before the Formal. Used with a noun to mean in front of, before, or in the presence of someone or something.
SP: Se presentó ante el juez con mucha confianza.
EN: He appeared before the judge with great confidence.

Hablará ante el Concejo dentro de dos días.

He will speak before the Council in two days.

Sólo que, no olvides que por todo eso has de responder ante el Juicio de Dios.

But don't forget that you will have to answer for all of this before God's judgment.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

Verás, nadie se rendiría ante el feroz Pirata Westley.

You see, no one would surrender to the ferocious Pirate Westley.

— La princesa prometida (1987)

Lo juraría ante el Ministerio de Magia.

I would swear it before the Ministry of Magic.

El perro se movió bruscamente ante el extraño.

The dog moved abruptly at the stranger.

Tú no eres culpable ante mí, sino ante el Señor.

You are not guilty before me, but before the Lord.

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

El leñador confesó ante el IBAMA haber cortado un árbol protegido.

The logger confessed to IBAMA that he had cut down a protected tree.